ROOKIE'S STOCK RISES IN KINGS' 4-3 VICTORY.Byline: Tim Trepany Daily News Staff Writer Rookie right wing Kai Nurminen Kai Nurminen (born March 29, 1969, in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward, currently with HPK in the Finnish SM-liiga. Nurminen started his ice hockey career playing for TPS in SM-liiga. He has also played for two seasons in the Swedish Elitserien. , an eighth-round draft choice in the 1996 NHL entry draft The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. , strengthened his bid to make the Kings roster by scoring a goal in the team's 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They joined the NHL as an expansion team in 1970. on Saturday before 6,181 fans at the Forum. It was the second goal of the exhibition season for Nurminen, who is no ordinary rookie. He is 27 years old, scored 31 goals in 40 games for HV71 in the Swedish League last season and played for Team Finland in the World Cup of Hockey. The Kings, desperate for goal scorers, chose him late, hoping he would be would be ready to play in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there immediately. Nurminen took a pass from Ray Ferraro Raymond Ferraro (born August 23, 1964 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional hockey player for the NHL. He played for the Hartford Whalers (1984-1991), New York Islanders (1991-1995), New York Rangers (1995-1996), Los Angeles Kings (1996-1999), Atlanta and beat goalie Kirk McLean Kirk Alan McLean (born June 26, 1966 in Willowdale, Ontario, now part of Toronto), is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender most famous for his long and successful stint with the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks. from the right circle at 18 minutes, 44 seconds of the second period, tying the score 1-1. Vitali Yachmenev's power-play goal at 5:11 of the third period gave the Kings (3-0-1) the lead, but Pavel Bure evened it at 8:56. Minor-leaguer Jeff Shevalier, who is also getting a long look from the Kings, broke the tie on a two-man advantage at 14:33 of the third period. Petr Klima gave the Kings a two-goal lead 35 seconds later. With the Canucks on a two-man advantage, Josef Beranek's goal cut it to one with 1:29 left. Kings goalie Stephane Fiset, in his second exhibition start, made 30 saves. Familiar face: Former Kings enforcer Troy Crowder is literally fighting for a spot with the Canucks. Brought to training camp on a tryout basis, he was scratched from Saturday's game, but in two previous exhibitions he accumulated 34 penalty minutes. Crowder earned a job with the Kings under similar circumstances last year, but he grew reluctant to fight once the regular season started and was released after appearing in just 15 games. |
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